Shillong, Oct 20: Water Resources Minister Comingone Ymbon on Friday said that the Centre did not approve the state government’s proposal for sanctioning of funds to the tune of Rs 600 crore for cleaning and reviving the Wahumkhrah river.

“Unfortunately, the central government did not sanction the scheme. We had proposed around Rs 600 crore for reviving the river,” Ymbon told reporters.

Under the project, the government has proposed to construct check dams and water treatment plants for every house along the stretch of the river Wahumkhrah.

The Wahumkhrah river located at the heart of the city has been a subject of debate considering the fact that it is being turned into an open dirty drain.

To a question, the minister said that Rs 600 crore is a big amount for a small state like Meghalaya.

“If (we) don’t get the sanction, how can we clean the river? The state government doesn’t have so much money. It is difficult for us to bear from the state government to clean up such rivers,” he said while assuring that he would continue to pursue with the Centre for assistance if he continued to hold charge of the department for the whole five years term.

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